Category Archives: Guest Authors
Military religious freedom
Mikey Weinstein, founding president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation and author of With God on Our Side: One Man’s War Against an Evangelical Coup in America’s Military, will speak at BC on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in Devlin … Continue reading
Talk by best-selling author Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot, author of the best-selling book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, will talk and sign copies of her book on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Yawkey Center. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is about the … Continue reading
Cardinal George
Cardinal Francis George, OMI, archbishop of Chicago and past president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), will speak on Dec. 7 in the Heights Room of Corcoran Commons about his book The Difference God Makes: A Catholic Vision … Continue reading
Meet Anita Shreve
Acclaimed writer (and Massachusetts native) Anita Shreve will discuss and sign her new book Rescue on Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Devlin 008. Books will be available for sale. The book event is sponsored by the BC Bookstore. Shreve … Continue reading
Urban schools
Charles M. Payne, noted for his writings on school reform and urban education, will speak at the Lynch School of Education’s Fall Symposium on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. in the Yawkey Center. Payne is the Frank P. Hixon Distinguished … Continue reading
Today’s event postponed
Breaking News: This event has been postponed due to weather-related travel problems. Award-winning writer Suketu Mehta, author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, will talk about his upcoming book on immigrants in contemporary New York on Dec. 1 at … Continue reading
Before the High Holy Days
German/Jewish writer Esther Dischereit will give a multi-media presentation about “Before the High Holy Days the House was Full of Whisperings and Rustlings,” her project in the German city of Dülmen, honoring the city’s former Jewish inhabitants. The presentation will … Continue reading
Liberal arts in crisis?
Renowned scholars and authors will visit the campus on Saturday, Nov. 13 to discuss the value and future of liberal arts education in the 21st century. Featured speakers will be: New York Times contributor Stanley Fish, Pulitzer Prize winner Louis … Continue reading
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Does a president’s faith matter?
Damon Linker will discuss and defend his new book The Religious Test: Why We Must Question the Beliefs of Our Leaders, in which he argues that certain elements of religious belief—including radical atheism—may very well be incompatible with high office, and sometimes … Continue reading
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Writer-in-Residence Gish Jen
Acclaimed novelist Gish Jen, author of the new book World and Town, will be a writer-in-residence at BC next week, making three public appearances. She will read from World and Town on Nov. 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Yawkey … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Asian American, English Dept., ethnicity, Lowell Humanities Series
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